05-28-2008, 07:25 PM | #11 | |
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This link will give you the gist (sp?) of it. 12 runners to a team, broken up into two cars. Car one does their legs while car two waits at exchange point, once car one is done with their six legs, hands off to car two, drives ahead to next exchange, and waits 3-6 hours for car two to finish, and so on and so on. It's a freaking blast. While any individual runner is out running, their car will drive ahead anywhere from .25-.50/mile and wait, make sure their runner is ok when he/she approaches, then drives on ahead again. You are not allowed to "tail" your runners. There are volunteers set up about .25/mile outside of each leg exchange, they will radio in your bib number as you approach, and a person at the exchange will yell out the bib number, so the next runner on your team is ready when they get there. It's pretty well organized, though as I mentioned in a previous post, they don't offer support of any kind, so you and your team are responsible for yourselves. One of the best parts is seeing how teams decorate their cars. It's also common practice to put marks on your car for each "kill" you make, meaning how many runners your team passes. I personally think that's a lame thing to do, but whatever. |
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05-28-2008, 07:39 PM | #12 |
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If I am faster next year, I would definitely be interested in a CG team. I'd just worry about bringing down the time.
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05-28-2008, 08:00 PM | #13 |
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My wife would probably want to participate too. She wouldn't let me do it and have all the fun by myself.
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05-28-2008, 08:01 PM | #14 | |
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180 miles. Thats pretty intense. How long does that take the average team to complete? |
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05-28-2008, 08:15 PM | #15 | |
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http://www.ragnarrelay.com/wasatchback/results07.php On a side note, the BYU CC team started 9 hours after the team I was on last year. Their total time was nearly 12 hours better than ours. One of their runners took a wrong turn at some point, so they ended up losing to Weber St. |
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05-28-2008, 08:17 PM | #16 | |
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She'll be running a 7:30 by this time next year, and she is very good with hills, so she can have them. |
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05-28-2008, 08:53 PM | #17 |
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05-28-2008, 09:50 PM | #19 |
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Notice that nobody old and slow was invited.
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05-28-2008, 10:05 PM | #20 |
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Heh. My entire car consists of people who are both old and slow, with the exception of one guy who got home from his mission last August, and promptly ran St. George in 3:20 two months later.
As for That Sports Fan, we scratched each other's backs. He wanted a team, and we needed one more team member. We're happy to have him. I'm just glad he's in the other car, so I don't have to try and keep up with him. I would be up for a CG team next year. |
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